Chapter 218 Secret Meeting

For a while, there was silence in the Yanhe Palace. Zhao Yu is not leaving, not leaving, talking! I don't know what to say. He looked sideways at the mural on the side, which was made by the famous painter Gao Kening, a solemn and majestic picture of the God-King's outing, which was depicted in three points.

"Official, Yan Duzhi wants to see you!" A handful of time outside the door broke the silent atmosphere in the Yanhe Palace.

Song Renzong glanced at Zhao Yu with a complicated gaze. "Biography!"

"Yes!" The eunuch outside the door promised.

A eunuch came in in a lake-green curled collar and big sleeves, it was none other than Yan Wenying, and the official was known to the inner service province.

"What's the matter?" Song Renzong turned around, sat back on the bright yellow pear blossom wood Taishi chair, and asked.

Yan Wenying first saluted Song Renzong with a respectful face, and then bowed to Zhao Yu with a calm face, and then replied: "It was the trial court that sent a request!" ”

Speaking of this, Yan Wenying glanced at Zhao Yu.

This obvious hint made Song Renzong couldn't help frowning slightly. Originally, he wanted to put it aside, but since Zhao Yu was involved, Song Renzong had to be cautious and said, "Then present it!" ”

"Yes!" Yan Wenying said, walked to the imperial book case, bent down and put a copy of the text on the table.

Song Renzong picked it up, turned a few pages, and his face became a little unpleasant. Put the text down and look at Zhao Yu.

Although Zhao Yu has been pretending to watch Gao Kening's travel map of the God King, with Zhao Yu's political wisdom, how can he really not care about the things around him?

Seeing Song Renzong looking over, Zhao Yu turned around calmly, looked at Song Renzong, and asked, "Sixth brother, what's wrong?" The face has become so ugly! ”

Song Renzong took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his chest, and said, "It's not because of you!" Ah, I ask you, how did you get involved in Wang Mengzheng's case! What do you want? ”

Zhao Yu was not intimidated by Song Renzong's anger, he was stunned, and said calmly: "Wang Mengzheng's daughter begged to come to the minister's brother, but the minister's brother couldn't push it, so he agreed. What to do, the sixth brother will do it! ”

After a pause, Zhao Yu sighed and said: "Although Wang Mengzheng is guilty, in the final analysis, it is just a lust for profit, and the imperial brother will spare his family!" The younger brother heard that Wang Mengzheng's father resolutely disagreed with that marriage! ”

After listening to Zhao Yu's explanation, Song Renzong's face softened a little, but his anger was still difficult to dissipate, and he snorted coldly and said, "Father and son are originally a family, how can they spare it?" This matter has been decided, Wang Mengzheng has been removed from the management and assigned to Lingnan. An edict was issued that from now on, the daughters of his clan were forbidden to enter the palace as relatives, and their descendants were not allowed to marry into the clan. ”

In the face of Song Renzong's anger, Zhao Yu could only be silent.

When this happened, Zhao Yu couldn't stay in the Yanhe Palace, and asked Song Renzong to see Yang Shufei and Qian Guifei. Although Song Renzong suppressed his anger, he also had some opinions about Zhao Yu, and he didn't want to face Zhao Yu, lest he couldn't hold back his anger and hurt his brother's feelings, so he readily agreed.

After meeting his adoptive mother Yang Shufei and biological mother Qian Guifei, the mother and son got along happily, and in the afternoon, when the palace door was about to close, Zhao Yu left the palace.

When he arrived at the palace, he had just dismounted, and Song Xing, the king of the palace, walked out of it. He saluted Zhao Yu, stepped forward, lowered his voice and said, "Lord Wang, King Jing is here secretly!" ”

Zhao Yu was stunned, nodded and said, "Hmm!" ”

Zhao Yu did not rush in, but as always, personally sent the Que Yue black horse to the stable, and after grooming, he secretly came to the West Wing.

Zhao Yu said: "It's rude! I'm just coming to see Uncle Bawang now, Ah Zheng is really responsible! ”

Zhao Yuanyan, who was looking at a calligraphy and painting hanging in the west wing room with his back to Zhao Yu, turned around and said with a smile: "Ah Yu is just afraid that others will find out about your abnormality, why not stay for so much time?" ”

Zhao Yu smiled, in fact, what he said just now was just a gesture. "I don't know if Uncle Eight Princes came to find Ah Zhuo specially, what is the important matter?"

When Zhao Yuanyan heard this, he restrained his smile and said solemnly: "Ah Zhao, the matter in the Yanhe Palace, this king already knows!" I really can't imagine that the official family would actually listen to the words of such a honey-bellied sword-bellied annihilator, and want to dismiss your pacifier! ”

Zhao Yu nodded noncommittally, he knew that Zhao Yuanyan came here, and he would definitely not simply complain about his own experience. Although Zhao Yuanyan didn't say the purpose, who is Zhao Yu? He also has a little understanding, Zhao Yuanyan came to find his own purpose.

Sure enough, after a pause, Zhao Yuanyan said the purpose of coming this time, which was not much different from what Zhao Yu thought.

I saw that Zhao Yuanyan's old face was full of sincerity and said: "Ah Zheng, Uncle Wang knows that you have sacrificed a lot this time, and you still haven't forgotten to recommend Uncle Wang!" If there is anything Uncle Wang can help, Uncle Wang will definitely not be stingy! ”

Zhao Yu looked at Zhao Yuanyan with a touched face, and said, "Uncle Xie Bawang is worried!" Let's be honest, Uncle Bawang, my nephew doesn't respect you very much! And we also have contradictions. I don't want the eighth prince to care so much about my nephew, my nephew is ashamed! ”

Zhao Yuanyan was silent, and Zhao Yuanyan naturally knew about Zhao Yu's terrain. There was no surprise when Zhao Yu said it. There is no anger or embarrassment.

Zhao Yu continued: "But my nephew hopes that Uncle Eight Wang will understand that from now on, those scholars and doctors will regard us clan disciples as a thorn in their side. So even if there are contradictions, in the rise of the children of the clan, I hope Uncle Bawang understands that we should let go of contradictions. Just like this time, why not make other compensation? Instead, recommend Uncle Eight Wang? The clan needs to have a flag bearer, and only Uncle Eight Wang can afford this person! At this time, the strength of the clan should be in Uncle Hachiwang, and the nephew should be in the ceremonial courtyard of Taichang Temple, there is no problem! ”

What Zhao Yu said was both good and bad, but it made Zhao Yuanyan feel a real feeling. Zhao Yuanyan couldn't help but have a good impression of Zhao Yu, and praised: "If you are a reasonable person like you, why is our clan so suppressed?" has the name of the prince, which is worse than those with foreign surnames. ran a grange, and had to be extorted by the Naxu officials. There is a splendid in the chest, but I dare not show half of it! ”

After a pause, Zhao Yuanyan said with a sincere face: "Ah! Although your words are reasonable, what does Uncle Bawang think, that Taichang Temple Etiquette Institute is really wronged by you. Although Uncle Bawang has no energy, it is the so-called one person who is short and everyone who is long. Find a few old princes and grandfathers, how can I find a good position for you in the ministry! As for the words that the strength of any clan is used by this king, don't say it, this king can't deserve it! ”

Zhao Yu still didn't agree, and pushed and said: "Uncle Eight Wangs and the old elders come forward, this is really too embarrassing for the old elders, because of the matter of the "Zongju Order", the old elders have already had a bit of trouble with the sixth brother, and if they intervene in this matter, they are afraid that they will slander the old fox of Lu Yijian!" On the contrary, it has affected the elders! ”

Speaking of Lu Yijian, Zhao Yuanyan also looked angry, he has always been gentle and elegant, since he has gritted his teeth a little. "Lu Yijian, this old horseman, the king will definitely not let him have a good time!"

Zhao Yu naturally knew the reason, when Liu E died, Song Renzong was in power. It was the time of the great reshuffle of the court situation, the eighth prince Zhao Yuanyan and Zhao Yu had already discussed, and the two sides worked together to break the ancestral system that the children of the clan were not allowed to be officials, and the two of them first held official positions.

As a result, Zhao Yu succeeded, but what about Zhao Yuanyan? In fact, it is already seventy-seven eighty-eight, and Song Renzong still trusts this well-known Uncle Eight Wang. Lu Yijian had already shown his talent at that time, and Song Renzong was convinced, and he had basically decided to stay in office. Of course, later Zhao Yu and Queen Guo sang and made a harmony.

And Lu Yijian thought that he would continue to stay in office, so he was naturally afraid that after the eighth prince Zhao Yuanyan came to power, he would become his great enemy in the court. So he sent someone to spread the news, saying that Zhao Yuanyan was self-proclaimed as the generalissimo of the world's soldiers and horses and recruited dead soldiers. There is not a single word of rebellion, but such a sentence is enough to make people suspect Zhao Yuanyan!

Zhao Yuanyan was naturally frightened half to death, and hurriedly closed the door and did not see the guests. In order to show his innocence, he didn't dare to see the guests, so where did he dare to come out and be an official?

For this reason, it was delayed for three years, not to mention how many three years there are in life. At that time, Zhao Yuanyan was not young, and being made such a fuss by Lu Yijian can be said to have wasted a few more precious years. Cutting off people's financial routes is like killing their parents, and if they cut off their careers, it is like destroying their whole family! It can be said that Zhao Yuanyan has the heart to kill Lu Yijian.

Zhao Yu took the opportunity to divert the topic and said: "Uncle Eight Wang, it's not too early, I'm afraid there will be some trouble if someone finds out!" ”

Zhao Yuanyan also nodded solemnly and said goodbye to Zhao Yu. "So the king will say goodbye!"

Zhao Yu said: "There are not many polite nephews, when you get to Qingzhou, Uncle Bawang can rely on Zhou Qin, the magistrate of Shouguang County, and Yizhou Tongju Yang Zhun." In addition, Hu Fuchen, the squire of Yizhou, and Hu Keji, the second shopkeeper of the Song Hai Warehouse in Qingzhou, can ask them about the accurate people's situation! ”

After a pause, Zhao Yu said: "Detailed, my nephew will send a letter in two days." ”

Zhao Yuanyan grabbed Zhao Yu's hands, shook them vigorously, and said, "Ah Zheng takes his uncle like this, he will definitely not lose Ah Zhen!" ”

For fear of attracting attention, Zhao Yu just sent Zhao Yuanyan out of the door of the West Wing. Zhao Yuanyan put on a black cloak, covered with a mask, nodded at Zhao Yu, and left under the escort of the two guards outside the door.

"Lord Wang! Finished talking? ”

Looking sideways, it was Cao Feiliang. seems to want to make up for the contact with Zhao Yu in the past three years, these days, Cao Feiliang has been very active in front of Zhao Yu, and his figure can often be seen.

Zhao Yu nodded. "Hmm!"

Turning around and walking towards the west wing, Cao Feiliang didn't see outside, and followed in.

A servant girl came in the back and brought new tea and pastries, warm. In this somewhat cold weather, drinking a cup of warm tea, I immediately felt a warmth fall into my stomach, making my pores open all over my body.

Cao Feiliang didn't enjoy as much as Zhao Yu on the side, hesitated, showed a look of concern for the country and the people, and said: "Lord, I don't know why the eighth prince is here?" The subordinates want to consult one or two, so that the prince can be more perfect! ”

Zhao Yu knocked Cao Feiliang's head with some funny gestures, but his hand only clicked a few times in mid-air, and said, "You just slip your head!" ”

What does Cao Feiliang think, where can he hide from Zhao Yu? In the final analysis, since Zhao Yu arrived in Qingzhou, the focus of decision-making is naturally in Qingzhou, and he has not seen him for three years, and Cao Feiliang is afraid that he will never return to the decision-making level.

Zhao Yu is not a person who does not miss his old ministers, so he took the trouble to finish the conversation between himself and the eighth prince Zhao Yuanyan as it was.

During this period, Cao Feiliang inevitably heard something that did not suit his heart, but Cao Feiliang did not immediately show it excitedly, but listened quietly. Zhao Yu didn't say it on the surface, but he still nodded secretly, in Bianliang City for three years, Cao Feiliang didn't treat it in vain, at least he had already raised his patience.

After organizing the words, Cao Feiliang took a sip of tea, looked at Zhao Yu's eyes seriously, and said, "Why did the prince refuse the eighth prince's request for help?" Although it is said that this will return the favor of the eighth prince to the prince, no one will think that this can be repaid. And if the situation in the Taichang Temple Ritual Courtyard is not very clear, the prince is afraid that he is not very clear, and he is close to the leisure, and the Beijing officials call it 'Banjilu'. ”

'Half Jilu' is naturally as the name suggests, which is equivalent to half of the Jilu official.

Cao Feiliang continued: "There is nothing to do, no matter how well the prince handles government affairs and is familiar with the officialdom, I am afraid that under the waste, this method will be much weaker, and when I go out of the mountain, it will take a year and a half to figure out the matter and come up with some ways to deal with it!" According to the subordinates, even if he goes to the Criminal Department to be a loose official, it is better than being a fellow official in the Taichang Temple Etiquette Academy! ”

Zhao Yu shook his head and sneered: "You! It's so good to look at people's hearts! ”

Cao Feiliang was stunned, and said with some disbelief: "Is the prince saying that the eighth prince is pretending?" No, people's hearts are flesh and blood, the prince made such a sacrifice, is it better for the eighth prince to calculate the prince, right? Not to mention anything else, when this matter spreads, who will dare to sell favors to the eighth prince in the future? ”

Zhao Yu continued to sneer: "In the face of power, what is the human heart? You're still studying! In the face of this power, I don't know that the son kills the father, the father kills the son, and the brother is against the wall! ”

After a pause, Zhao Yu slowed down his tone and said: "But if you want to say that the eighth prince of this king is so vicious, this king doesn't believe it, if this is the case, this king will not recommend the eighth prince uncle to Qingzhou." It's just that Uncle Bawang said that he would mobilize the power of the clan and let this king serve in his department, but it was a temptation! This king, the eight uncles, is so afraid of this king in his heart! I'm afraid that this king will not be able to get up. ”

Cao Feiliang frowned and said, "Lord Wang, this is inevitably too much sacrifice, right?" ”

Zhao Yu laughed and said: "You just want to be bad, the Taichang Temple Etiquette Institute is easy to know, then the king has time, go to the Guozi Academy!" Smash it into an iron plate! ”

Cao Feiliang said disappreciatively: "It's just a place to cultivate officials, what is there to pay attention to in this regard?" Besides, I don't think there are many people who will go, and who will be a ruler if they have the ability? ”

Zhao Yu's face was full, and he said solemnly: "You take Guozi Academy lightly!" As for how many people go, it depends on who they are! This king has never thought of making great efforts to win over those pampered clans, and the court is too generous to them, and they are so good that they are playthings. On the contrary, those foreign clans still have something to do! In addition, you can recruit some untouchable children! ”

"Untouchables? How can this be, prince! Cao Feiliang's face changed greatly.

Untouchables are not a contemptuous term for the common people, but a special class that has existed in all dynasties. The number is not large, and it is generally the children of prisoners and officials, who work as jailers, officials, and musicians in the yamen.

For them, the imperial court restricted a lot of their way out, so most of the untouchables were those who were criminals, and most of them were green-skinned scoundrels in the market. Even if you have some ability, you will not be discriminated against by society because of your identity.

Zhao Yu had a calm face.

Cao Feiliang was in a hurry. "Lord, do you know what this is? O untouchables! With them, if the official knows, you don't know how to be impeached! ”

Zhao Yu laughed at himself: "Haven't those officials impeached the king now?" Just because after the "Zongju Order" was written on the imperial book case, the book of the impeachment of the king, is there less than ten copies on that day? ”

After a pause, Zhao Yu explained: "What you said, why doesn't this king know? But now most of the scholars are no longer allowed to be the king, and the rest are just watching from the sidelines. This king uses the scholar, and the scholar will not be grateful, but will postpone it, and even if he does not postpone it, he will take it for granted. If you use untouchables, you can win the hearts of untouchables! ”

Cao Feiliang still doesn't agree much. "Even so, how can the officials be of great use?"

Zhao Yu sneered: "You are too biased! How many officials are there in a county in the Great Song Dynasty? In Shang County, there are four officials: Zhi County, County Cheng, Zhu Bo, and County Lieutenant. The county chief secretary and county lieutenant, but three officials! There are more than 1,000 households in a county, and most of them take Wangxian County as an example, more than 4,000 households, even if everyone is three heads and six arms, they can't manage it! By what? is these officials, just like the six rooms, which is equivalent to the six departments in the time of Li Tang. It can be said that they are the foundation of a county's yamen, and if they are officials outside, if they do not have a tough background or extraordinary means, they will inevitably be oppressed by these officials! It can be seen that the officials are powerful! ”

Cao Feiliang shook his head and said, "No matter how good the Xu official is, it's just a Xu official." I have twenty-six branches in the Great Song Dynasty, four in Beijing, thirty in Fu, two hundred and fifty-four in Zhou, sixty-three in prison, and one thousand two hundred and thirty-four in counties. There are twenty or thirty officials at each level, and if nothing else is mentioned, the county is mentioned. There are 20,000 or 30,000 people. Instead of worrying so much, it is better to know the county in the palm of your hand! ”

Zhao Yu replied with a smile: "You know one thing but you don't know the other!" The county is good, and the problems all depend on the officials. Moreover, what comes out of the officials is comparable to the ability to deal with general affairs? What this king wants is someone who does practical things! ”

Seeing that Zhao Yu had made up his mind, Cao Feiliang could not continue to insist on his opinion.

PS: 5,000 words! Tomorrow will definitely not be less than that! Ask for a referral ticket! (To be continued.) )